Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The 360° real world approach to exercises include the participation of African organizations. Knowledge and experience of these organizations requires participation of these organizations in exercises. When this is not possible, a representative is required for realistic role-play

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise to realistically represent the African Union (AU) and/or Economic Community of the West African States (ECOWAS) with operational and tactical knowledge to the exercise and to the training audience.
• Develop a basic Concept of Operations for the involvement of the AU/ECOWAS in the conflict, reflecting tasking for interactions with the Training Audience. Coordinated with HICON.
• Coordination with political and military fictitious representatives (e.g. affected nation politicians and senior military figures) to ensure coherent AU/ECOWAS representation in the exercise.
• Provide realistic AU/ECOWAS documents to the exercise and interact with the training audience as the AU/ECOWAS representative, whether face to face, by VTC, phone, email or letter.
• Act as the focal point for the training audience for all political and operational matters relating to the AU/ECOWAS within the exercise.
• Understand and analyse developing training audience plans and documentation and their impacts on AU/ECOWAS matters.
• Be familiar with the latest relevant African Union/ECOWAS publications

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrate experience of working within AU/ECOWAS at a senior level.
• Demonstrate 1 year experience in the last 10 of working with the AU/ECOWAS at a senior level

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Demonstrate 3 years’ knowledge and/or operational experience of the AU and/or ECOWAS within the last 10 years

Education

• A University/Bachelor’s Degree or Staff College (or equivalent higher-level education/experience)

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The fundamental intent of creating a 360 setting/scenario is to mimic all levels of interaction on a global scale. In order to simulate outside actors’ influence on EU/NATO actions, fictitious countries are established, with fictitious forces, that would in the real world have some interest in what the NATO campaign is doing. For example, what happens in SACAURs AOR or in an out of area AOR where NATO forces are involved, can cause ripples effects in other parts of the globe, hereby reflected via the 360 setting. In order to simulate these important interactions and relationships, fictitious forces and actors require separate role players. Those can typically involve a Chief of Defence, local commander or similar command structure representative or equivalent civilian leadership. Since interactions are merely answers or inputs to decision and RFIs, a role player can assume multiple roles to meet the effect of the interactions/exercise play.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise in all Defence matters to realistically represent the Affected Nation's military position policy to the training audience in accordance with the exercise scenario.
• Provide expert advice and guidance on matters concerning the operational and strategic use of the Affected Nation (AN; country with NATO Forces deploying/deployed) military.
• Ascertain that the TA is exposed to a realistic, coherent AN joint military posture that is in line with all AN messaging.
• Coordinate military operational matters within the AN and EXCON team.
• Develop a basic Concept of Operations for the use of the AN's military assets in the conflict, if required, develop and present plans.
• Assist training audiences with initial planning stages by providing subject matter expertise and scenario representation to incorporate the AN Military position.
• Understand and analyse developing training audience plans and documentation and their impacts across AN Defence.
• In accordance with JWC guidance and management, and with all necessary co- ordination, generate appropriate exercise material to provide a challenging and realistic problem set to the training audience.
• Be familiar with the latest relevant NATO publication.
• Coordinate military “green” picture

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 operating at senior staff level in a strategic or operational national, international or NATO headquarters.
• Demonstrate 3 years in the last 10 experience in briefing senior leaders/decision makers at the governance level in a National or Multinational environment.
• Execution of Command at the higher level military formations for at least 2 years during military career.
• Attained Rank of OF-6 during military career.

Education

• A University/Bachelor’s Degree or Staff College with evidence of continuing professional education throughout career.

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The fundamental intent of creating a 360 setting/scenario is to mimic all levels of interaction on a global scale. In order to simulate outside actors’ influence on EU/NATO actions, fictitious countries are established, with fictitious forces, that would in the real world have some interest in what the NATO campaign is doing. For example, what happens in SACAURs AOR or in an out of area AOR where NATO forces are involved, can cause ripples effects in other parts of the globe, hereby reflected via the 360 setting. In order to simulate these important interactions and relationships, fictitious forces and actors require separate role players. Those can typically involve a Chief of Defence, local commander or similar command structure representative or equivalent civilian leadership. Since interactions are merely answers or inputs to decision and RFIs, a role player can assume multiple roles to meet the effect of the interactions/exercise play

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise to realistically represent the Affected Nation (i.e. the nation to which NATO forces have/will deploy) Air strategy to the training audience in accordance with the exercise scenario.
• To provide expert advice and guidance on matters concerning the operational and strategic use of Air Assets of the Affected Nation.
• Ascertain that the TA is exposed to a realistic AN Air Power posture that is coherent across the AN joint campaign and in line with all AN messaging.
• Act as the focal point for the training audience for AN Aeronautical matters (military and civil) during exercise preparation and execution.
• Coordinate Military Air operational matters within the AN and EXCON team.
• Quickly read, digest, analyse and understand the AN Air situation as depicted in the scenario documentation provided by JWC.
• Understand and provide recommendations for improvement of (military and civil) aeronautical considerations within the scenario.
• Understand exercise and training objectives and ensure their representation of the scenario supports the training audience’s achievement of those objectives.
• Develop a basic Concept of Operations for the use of the AN's Military Air assets in the conflict, if required, develop and present plans.
• Be prepared to assist JWC in the development of strategic and operational level scenario documents tailored to the training audience and exercise.
• Assist training audiences with initial planning stages by providing subject matter expertise and scenario representation to incorporate AN Air Component.
• Understand and analyse developing training audience plans and documentation and their impacts on the AN Air component.
• In accordance with JWC guidance and management, and with all necessary co- ordination, generate appropriate exercise material to provide a challenging and realistic problem set to the training audience.
• Act as the AN Air Component advisor in meetings with the training audience during the exercise, whether face to face, by VTC, phone, email or letter.
• Produce agendas, written speaking notes and minutes of meetings in support of scenario building, communication/coordination and knowledge management.
• Be prepared to update and amend exercise and scenario documentation during the course of the exercise in order to ensure training objectives continue to be met.
• Monitor training audience activity and output so as to provide timely feedback to JWC Exercise Control staff to amend and adapt the exercise as required.
• Attend daily coordination meetings as dictated by the EXCON battle rhythm and Chief Grey Cell, providing SME advice as required.
• Undertake any other duties as directed by the Grey Cell JWC permanent staff as reasonably expected within the exercise.
• Make solicited recommendations to the JWC Exercise Control team.
• Under JWC guidance and management, be prepared to supply updates to JWC documentation to ensure representation of latest doctrine/TTPs in area of subject matter expertise.
• Provide feedback to JWC permanent staff on request for the improvement of NATO exercise processes.
• Be familiar with the latest relevant strategic and air NATO publications

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 performing at the rank of OF5 or higher within a national Air Force or Naval Aviation.
• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 of briefing senior leaders/decision makers within a national/international aeronautical environment.
• Demonstrate 3 years’ employment in the last 10 as a Senior Officer in an operational or strategic national or international Air force headquarters.
• Demonstrate experience of leading operational planning activities in an Air Operations headquarters.
• Demonstrate sound operational knowledge of military civil aeronautical interaction within the past 5 years either as a Military Officer or as a civilian.

Education

• A University/Bachelor’s Degree or Staff College

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The fundamental intent of creating a 360 setting/scenario is to mimic all levels of interaction on a global scale. In order to simulate outside actors’ influence on EU/NATO actions, fictitious countries are established, with fictitious forces, that would in the real world have some interest in what the NATO campaign is doing. For example, what happens in SACAURs AOR or in an out of area AOR where NATO forces are involved, can cause ripples effects in other parts of the globe, hereby reflected via the 360 setting. In order to simulate these important interactions and relationships, fictitious forces and actors require separate role players. Those can typically involve a Chief of Defence, local commander or similar command structure representative or equivalent civilian leadership. Since interactions are merely answers or inputs to decision and RFIs, a role player can assume multiple roles to meet the effect of the interactions/exercise play

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise to realistically represent the Affected Nation (i.e. the nation to which NATO forces have/will deploy) Land strategy to the training audience in accordance with the exercise scenario.
• To provide expert advice and guidance on matters concerning the operational and strategic use of Land Assets of the Affected Nation.
• Ascertain that the TA is exposed to a realistic AN Land Power posture that is coherent across the AN joint campaign and in line with all AN messaging.
• Act as the focal point for the training audience for AN Land and Army matters during exercise preparation and execution.
• Coordinate Military Land operational matters within the AN and EXCON team.
• Understand and provide recommendations for improvement of (military and civil) land/army considerations within the scenario.
• Develop a basic Concept of Operations for the use of the AN's Military Land assets in the conflict, if required, develop and present plans.
• Contribute to the Army green picture.
• Understand and analyse developing training audience plans and documentation and their impacts on the AN Land component.
• In accordance with JWC guidance and management, and with all necessary co- ordination, generate appropriate exercise material to provide a challenging and realistic problem set to the training audience.
• Be familiar with the latest relevant strategic and army NATO publications

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 performing at the rank of OF5 or higher within a national Army or Marines force.
• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 of briefing senior leaders/decision makers within a national/international land/army environment.
• Demonstrate 3 years’ employment in the last 10 as a Senior Officer in an operational or strategic national or international Army/Land headquarters.
• Demonstrate experience of leading operational planning activities in an operational Land/Army headquarters.
• Demonstrate sound operational knowledge of military civil land forces interaction within the past 5 years either as a Military Officer or as a civilian.

Education

• A University/Bachelor’s Degree or Staff College.

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The fundamental intent of creating a 360 setting/scenario is to mimic all levels of interaction on a global scale. In order to simulate outside actors’ influence on EU/NATO actions, fictitious countries are established, with fictitious forces, that would in the real world have some interest in what the NATO campaign is doing. For example, what happens in SACAURs AOR or in an out of area AOR where NATO forces are involved, can cause ripples effects in other parts of the globe, hereby reflected via the 360 setting. In order to simulate these important interactions and relationships, fictitious forces and actors require separate role players. Those can typically involve a Chief of Defence, local commander or similar command structure representative or equivalent civilian leadership. Since interactions are merely answers or inputs to decision and RFIs, a role player can assume multiple roles to meet the effect of the interactions/exercise play.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise to realistically represent the Affected Nation's naval strategy to the training audience in accordance with the exercise scenario.
• Provide expert advice and guidance on matters concerning the operational and strategic use of the Naval assets of the Affected Nation (AN; country with NATO Forces deploying/deployed).
• Ascertain that the TA is exposed to a realistic AN Naval posture that is coherent across the AN joint campaign and in line with all AN messaging.
• Act as the focal point for the training audience for AN Naval matters during exercise preparation and execution.
• Coordinate Naval operational matters within the AN and EXCON team.
• Understand and provide recommendations for improvement of naval considerations within the scenario.
• Develop a basic Concept of Operations for the use of the AN's Naval assets in the conflict, if required, develop and present plans.
• Assist training audiences with initial planning stages by providing subject matter expertise and scenario representation to incorporate AN Naval Component.
• Understand and analyse developing training audience plans and documentation and their impacts on the AN Naval component.
• In accordance with JWC guidance and management, and with all necessary co- ordination, generate appropriate exercise material to provide a challenging and realistic problem set to the training audience.
• Contribute to the Navy green picture.
• Be familiar with the latest relevant NATO strategic and navy publications

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 performing at the rank of OF4 or higher within a national navy.
• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 of briefing senior leaders/decision makers within a national/international maritime environment.
• Demonstrate 3 years’ employment in the last 10 as a Senior Officer in an operational or strategic national or international maritime headquarters.
• Demonstrate experience of leading operational planning activities in a maritime operational headquarters.
• Demonstrate sound operational knowledge of military and commercial maritime interaction within the past 5 years either as a Military Officer or as a civilian.

Education

• A University/Bachelor’s Degree or Staff College

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The JWC Higher Control (HICON) group acts as a response cell (RC) during the preparation and execution of the operational phases of (CRP, MEL/MIL, EMPLOYEX) JWC-directed exercises. HICON represents and mimics the political military command and control echelons that sit above the training audience’s (TA’s) military only command and control echelon. These replicated organizations can include political-military entities (e.g. the North Atlantic Council and nations, Military Committee, International / International Military Staff, or other international organizations). For exercises in which SHAPE itself engages as a strategic warfighting HQ Training Audience (TA), an additional requirement for HICON is to contribute in a “teach/coach/mentor role” for SHAPE Staff engaged in exercises (e.g. MDSOC1, J3, J5)

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• As the member of the JWC HICON team, develop Strategic and Operational level dilemmas within the exercise content and play.
• Understand exercise and training objectives (EOs / TOs) and ensure their representation of the scenario supports the training audience’s achievement of those objectives.
• In accordance with JWC guidance and management, and with all necessary co ordination, generate appropriate exercise material to provide a challenging and realistic problem set to the TA.
• Coordinate and de-conflict all injects with other EXCON cells (the JWC Media Team, INTEL etc.) to maintain communication and coherence within the exercise
• Produce agendas, written speaking notes and minutes of meetings in support of scenario development, communication/coordination and knowledge management.
• Be prepared to assist JWC in the development of strategic and operational level scenario documents tailored to the TA and the respective exercise.
• Be prepared to update and amend exercise strategic/operational level and scenario documentation during the course of the exercise in order to ensure training objectives are facilitated.
• Monitor training audience activity and output to provide timely feedback to JWC Exercise Control staff to amend and adapt the exercise as required.
• Attend daily coordination meetings as dictated by the EXCON battle rhythm and Chief HICON, providing SME advice as required.
• Undertake any other duties as directed by the JWC HICON staff as reasonably expected within the exercise.
• Make solicited recommendations to the JWC Exercise Control team.
• Under JWC guidance and management, be prepared to supply updates to JWC exercise documentation to ensure representation of latest doctrine/TTPs in area of subject matter expertise.
• Make recommendations to JWC TDD in support of updates to doctrine and TTPs.
• Provide feedback throughout the exercises process but also formally via the lessons learned process to both JWC permanent staff and other involved exercise players in support of improving NATO exercise processes.
• Advise on / assist HICON in identifying lessons learned and contribute to the lessons learned process.
• Be prepared to perform additional duties as directed by Chief HICON.
• Bring NATO CYBERSPACE expertise to NATO Joint Strategic and Operational level exercises as a member of the JWC HICON team.
• Contribute to the development, refinement, and delivery of the JWC political military, Strategic and Operational level information and products tailored to the TA and respective exercise, with a focus on CYBERSPACE activities.
• Throughout all phases of the exercise, review and respond to TA-generated activities and products related to CYBERSPACE products and processes.
• Ascertain that the TA is exposed to a realistic and coherent CYBERSPACE campaign in general.
• Act as the political-military focal point for the training audience for CYBERSPACE matters during exercise preparation and execution.
• Quickly read, digest, analyse and understand the CYBERSPACE situation as depicted in the scenario documentation provided by the JWC.
• Understand and provide recommendations for improvement of CYBERSPACE within the scenario.
• Understand and analyse developing training audience plans and documentation and their impacts on CYBERSPACE.
• Act as a political military level CYBERSPACE advisor or national representative in meetings with the training audience during the exercise, whether face to face, by VTC, phone, email or letter.

Essential Skills and Experience

• At least 3 years’ experience working in a high-level Cyberspace environment (national, multi national strategic level command structure or comparable), or as an advisor within a national or NATO strategic level command structure, or cyber command structure within the last 6 years.
• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 6 in to include CYBERSPACE experience on ministerial department level (or equivalent international level), or CYBERSPACE support to the JWC HICON team.
• Ability to compose, edit, contribute to and comprehend collaborative texts in advanced English language reflecting the terminology and form of the respective subject matter area of expertise at senior staff level (e.g. NATO HQ, SHAPE or national equivalents).
• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 6 in briefing senior leaders/decision makers at the governance level in a National or Multinational environment.
• Working knowledge of:
  • Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook).
  • TOPFAS and JEMM (not a disqualifying requirement).

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway

Working Policy

• On-Site

Travel

• Some travel to other NATO sites may be required

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Background

The fundamental intent of creating a 360 setting/scenario is to mimic all levels of interaction on a global scale. In order to simulate outside actors’ influence on EU/NATO actions, fictitious countries are established, with fictitious forces, that would in the real world have some interest in what the NATO campaign is doing. For example, what happens in SACAURs AOR or in an out of area AOR where NATO forces are involved, can cause ripples effects in other parts of the globe, hereby reflected via the 360 setting. In order to simulate these important interactions and relationships, fictitious forces and actors require separate role players. Those can typically involve a Chief of Defence, local commander or similar command structure representative or equivalent civilian leadership. Since interactions are merely answers or inputs to decision and RFIs, a role player can assume multiple roles to meet the effect of the interactions/exercise play.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise in the area of military intelligence to realistically represent the exercise scenario to the training audience in interaction with the Affected Nation (i.e. the Nation to which NATO troops have deployed).
• Coordinate intelligence operational matters within team of representatives for the AN and with other AN intelligence representatives.
• Develop a basic Concept of Operations for the representation of intelligence in the conflict, co-ordinating with other intelligence and security representatives, and providing draft tasking for other intelligence representatives. If required, develop and present plans

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 in briefing senior leaders/decision makers at the governance level in a National or
• Multinational intelligence environment.
• Demonstrate 3 years in the last 10 working at senior level within or alongside the military intelligence community.
• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 with working in a National Military or NATO Strategic or Operational Command.
• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience operational knowledge of military and national intelligence services, within the last 10 years either as a military officer or as a civilian.
• Achieved OF-4 Rank in relevant military intelligence role.
• Familiar with the latest intelligence software

Education

• A University/Bachelor’s Degree

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The EU special representative is an important player within all NATO exercises and responsible for depicting the relevant EU missions as well as to ensure a coherent European voice from NATO countries participating in an exercise. It is essential the EU representative is familiar with current EU affairs, documentation and updated regulations

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise in all recent and scenario EU operations, to realistically represent the EU environment to the training audience.
• Develop a basic Concept of Operations for the involvement of the EU in the conflict, reflecting tasking for political interactions with the Training Audience. Coordinated with HICON.
• Coordination with all other relevant political representatives (e.g. affected nation politicians and senior military figures) to ensure coherent EU representation in the exercise.
• Provide realistic EU documents to the exercise and interact with the training audience as the special representative of the EU, whether face to face, by VTC, phone, email or letter.
• Act as the focal point for the training audience for all political matters relating to the EU.
• Understand and analyse developing training audience plans and documentation and their impacts on EU political and operational matters.
• Monitor training audience activity and output in order to provide timely feedback to JWC Exercise Control staff to amend and adapt the exercise as required.
• Ensure coherent information is given by European nations response cells.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Military OF - 6 or Civil equivalent and above
• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 of working in the European Council, EUMC or EUMS, at a senior level
• Demonstrate 3 years’ knowledge and operational experience of NATO and/or EU military operations, within the last 10 years either as a Military Officer or as a civilian

Education

• Higher-level civilian, military staff education /degree or relevant political experience/involvement that equates to a higher education degree

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis 

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

Gender is a cross cutting topic in which NATO is committed to integrate within their exercises. This integration is done via the Gender representative SME or a diplomatic character

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise in human development index aspects of military operations, specifically human rights, transparency and gender development, so as to realistically represent the exercise scenario to the training audience in interaction with the Affected Nation civil society and broader IOs and NGOs.
• Act as the focal point for the training audience for matters relating to NGO contribution to humanitarian crisis response, in particular IRT gender perspectives, during exercise preparation and execution.
• Coordinate IO/NGO and humanitarian matters with other appropriate representatives.
• Understand and provide recommendations for improvement in the representation of human development index aspects of military operations, specifically human rights, transparency and gender development to refine or improve the scenario.
• Understand exercise and training objectives and ensure their representation of human development index aspects of military operations, specifically human rights, transparency and gender development in the scenario supports the training audience’s achievement of those objectives.
• Assist the humanitarian/civil society representatives in the development of a basic Concept of Operations for humanitarian, human rights and civil society issues in the conflict, if required, assist in the development and presentation of such plans.
• Be prepared to assist JWC in the development of strategic and operational level scenario documents tailored to the training audience and exercise.
• Assist training audiences with initial planning stages by providing subject matter expertise and scenario representation of human development index aspects of military operations, specifically human rights, transparency and gender development.
• Understand and analyse developing training audience plans and documentation and their impacts on the affected nations’ civil society issues.
• In accordance with JWC guidance and management, and with all necessary co- ordination, generate appropriate exercise material to provide a challenging and realistic problem set to the training audience.
• Act as director of a fictitious umbrella organization speaking on behalf of all IOs/NGOs within the scenario acting in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and particularly focused on the representation of gender issues in the affected nations’ civil society.
• Be familiar with the latest relevant NATO publications.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Significant experience (i.e. in excess of 3 years in the past 10) of working at the senior levels.
• Extensive interaction with or working alongside NATO at operational level. At least 2 years within the last 10 years either as a Military Officer or as a civilian.

Education

• A University/Bachelor’s Degree in a gender related study or 3 years out of latest 10 years experience in a gender related military or civilian organization.

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The fundamental intent of creating a 360 setting/scenario is to mimic all levels of interaction on a global scale. In order to simulate outside actors’ influence on EU/NATO actions, fictitious countries are established, with fictitious forces, that would in the real world have some interest in what the NATO campaign is doing. For example, what happens in SACAURs AOR or in an out of area AOR where NATO forces are involved, can cause ripples effects in other parts of the globe, hereby reflected via the 360 setting. In order to simulate these important interactions and relationships, fictitious forces and actors require separate role players. Those can typically involve a Chief of Defence, local commander or similar command structure representative or equivalent civilian leadership. Since interactions are merely answers or inputs to decision and RFIs, a role player can assume multiple roles to meet the effect of the interactions/exercise play

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Whilst embedded in Training Audience HQ, provide subject matter expertise in military liaison, and scenario specific understanding, to realistically represent the exercise scenario to the training audience as liaison officer between TA and AN military.
• Act as the focal point for the training audience HQ for interaction with the AN military for all relevant matters during exercise preparation and execution.
• Coordinate responses to TA requests and queries with the rest of the AN military and political representatives to ensure coherent representation of the AN military to the TA HQ.
• Quickly read, digest, analyse and understand the AN military aspects of the situation as depicted in the scenario documentation provided by JWC.
• Understand and provide recommendations for improvement in the representation of AN military matters to refine or improve the scenario.
• Understand exercise and training objectives and ensure their representation of the scenario supports the training audience’s achievement of those objectives.
• Alongside other AN military and political representatives, develop a basic Concept of Operations for the AN military in the conflict. If required, develop and present plans.
• Be prepared to assist JWC in the development of strategic and operational level scenario documents tailored to the training audience and exercise.
• Conduct TA HQ J5 planning tasks alongside the HQ. Assist training audiences with initial planning stages by providing subject matter expertise and scenario representation of all areas of AN military.
• Understand and analyse developing training audience plans and documentation and their impacts on interaction with the AN military.
• In accordance with JWC guidance and management, and with all necessary co- ordination, generate appropriate exercise material to provide a challenging and realistic problem set to the training audience.
• Embed with the training audience during exercise execution to act as AN military liaison officer to the TA HQ. Be prepared to undertake meetings with the training audience during the exercise, whether face to face, by VTC, phone, email or letter.
• Produce agendas, written speaking notes and minutes of meetings in
• support of scenario building, communication/coordination and knowledge management.
• Be prepared to update and amend exercise and scenario documentation during the course of the exercise in order to ensure training objectives continue to be met.
• Monitor training audience activity and output so as to provide timely feedback to JWC Exercise Control staff to amend and adapt the exercise as required.
• Attend daily coordination meetings as dictated by the EXCON battle rhythm and Chief Grey Cell, providing SME advice as required.
• Undertake any other duties as directed by the Grey Cell JWC permanent staff as reasonably expected within the exercise.
• Make solicited recommendations to the JWC Exercise Control team.
• Under JWC guidance and management, be prepared to supply updates to JWC documentation to ensure representation of latest doctrine/TTPs in area of subject matter expertise.
• Provide feedback to JWC permanent staff on request for the improvement of NATO exercise processes.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 experience in briefing senior leaders/decision makers in a National or Multinational military environment.
• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 of conducting military planning tasks within a nation or international operational level military HQ.
• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 with working in a National or NATO Strategic or Operational Command.
• Must have attained the rank of OF-4 in a national military.
• Demonstrated 3 years’ experience in the last 10 years of experience within an operational military headquarter.

Education

• Evidence of training in military planning throughout military career.

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The NATO SCR’s is to carry forward the Alliance's political-military objectives in a country, by representing the political leadership of the Alliance officially and publicly. The SCR’s role is to liaise with the authorities, civil society, representatives of the international community and neighbouring countries. When a NATO partner nation is involved, an Ambassador of a NATO country will fulfil this role. Therefor it is an important player within exercises outside NATO countries

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise in the political situation and attitude of required nation to realistically represent the exercise scenario to the training audience with regards to interaction between the scenario country and required nation.
• Act as the focal point for the training audience for the government of [required country] for political and diplomatic matters during exercise preparation and execution.
• Coordinate political and diplomatic operational matters with all other national and international political representatives.
• Make solicited recommendations to the JWC Exercise Control team

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 in the field of political decision making at Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Ministry of Defence level.
• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 in briefing senior leaders/decision makers at the governance level in a National or Multinational environment.
• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 in influencing national policy making at strategic level in the represented country.
• Have been an ambassador or defense attaché in an African country and experience as a NATO representative in the last 10 years

Education

• A University/ Bachelor’s Degree

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

Cultural heritage and behavior of populations is essential to conduct proper planning. To ensure implementation into NATO exercises this SME will be responsible.

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide scientific sociocultural subject matter expertise and advice to assist JWC personnel and TA staffs in understanding the sociocultural implications of operating in a non-western environment.
• Assist EXCON and TA to translate this into exercise content and play.
• Understand and provide recommendations for improvement in the representation of sociocultural elements within the scenario to refine or improve the scenario.
• Assist training audiences with initial planning stages by providing scientific sociocultural subject matter expertise.
• Assist EXCON/GYC personnel in analysing TA produced orders and documentation with regard to understanding the sociocultural implications of the proposed actions and effects. If required, suggest options to resolve discrepancies in orders or COAs to facilitate TA education.
• Provide recommendations and mentoring to EXCON personnel, in particular GYC- members, for improvement in the representation of sociocultural issues in the Area of Operations into the exercise delivery (thereby supporting consistency in exercise content and story lines).
• Be prepared to assist EXCON in the development of scenario documents tailored to the sociocultural situation in the Area of Operations.
• Be prepared to act (role-play) as spokesman of one or more fictitious tribal or ethnic groups or diplomat, as depicted in the exercise scenario; in meetings with the training audience during the exercise, whether face to face, by VTC, phone, email or letter.
• Be familiar with the latest relevant NATO publications

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrate significant experience (i.e. in excess of 3 years in the past 15) of working within the Cultural Social field with practical experience in the required region as described in the Scenario documentation.
• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 in briefing senior leaders/decision makers at the governance level (or NGO equivalent level) in a National or Multinational environment.
• Demonstrate experience of interaction with or working alongside NATO at operational level.

Education

• A Master’s level Degree (or equivalent higher education/experience) in Social and/or Cultural Anthropology (with proven understanding of the field of the sociocultural anthropology)

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The fundamental intent of creating a 360 setting/scenario is to mimic all levels of interaction on a global scale. In order to simulate outside actors’ influence on EU/NATO actions, fictitious countries are established, with fictitious forces, that would in the real world have some interest in what the NATO campaign is doing. For example, what happens in SACAURs AOR or in an out of area AOR where NATO forces are involved, can cause ripples effects in other parts of the globe, hereby reflected via the 360 setting. In order to simulate these important interactions and relationships, fictitious forces and actors require separate role players. Those can typically involve a Chief of Defence, local commander or similar command structure representative or equivalent civilian leadership. Since interactions are merely answers or inputs to decision and RFIs, a role player can assume multiple roles to meet the effect of the interactions/exercise play

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise to realistically represent the Affected Nation's Logistics Infrastructure, services, regulations and arrangements to the training audience in accordance with the exercise scenario.
• To provide expert advice and guidance on matters concerning the logistical peculiarities of the Affected Nation (AN; country with NATO Forces deploying/deployed).
• Ascertain that the TA is exposed to a realistic AN logistic posture that is coherent across the AN joint campaign and in line with all AN messaging.
• Act as the focal point for the training audience for AN Logistical matters (military and civil) during exercise preparation and execution.
• Coordinate Military logistical matters within the AN and EXCON team.
• Quickly read, digest, analyse and understand the AN logistical situation as depicted in the scenario documentation provided by JWC.
• Understand and provide recommendations for improvement of (military and civil) logistical considerations within the scenario.
• Understand exercise and training objectives and ensure their representation of the scenario supports the training audience’s achievement of those objectives.
• Develop a basic Concept of Logistic Operations for the use of the AN's Military logistics services in the conflict, if required, develop and present plans.
• Be prepared to assist JWC in the development of strategic and operational level scenario documents tailored to the training audience and exercise.
• Assist training audiences with initial logistical planning stages by providing subject matter expertise and scenario representation to incorporate AN JLSG Component.
• Understand and analyses developing training audience plans and documentation and their impacts on the AN JLSG component.
• In accordance with JWC guidance and management, and with all necessary co- ordination, generate appropriate exercise material to provide a challenging and realistic problem set to the training audience.
• Act as the AN JLSG advisor in meetings with the training audience during the exercise, whether face to face, by VTC, phone, email or letter.
• Produce agendas, written speaking notes and minutes of meetings in support of scenario building, communication/coordination and knowledge management.
• Be prepared to update and amend exercise and scenario documentation during the course of the exercise in order to ensure training objectives continue to be met.
• Monitor training audience activity and output so as to provide timely feedback to JWC Exercise Control staff to amend and adapt the exercise as required.
• Attend daily coordination meetings as dictated by the EXCON battle rhythm and Chief Grey Cell, providing SME advice as required.
• Undertake any other duties as directed by the Grey Cell JWC permanent staff as reasonably expected within the exercise.
• Make solicited recommendations to the JWC Exercise Control team.
• Be familiar with the latest relevant strategic and logistic NATO publications
• Under JWC guidance and management, be prepared to supply updates to JWC documentation to ensure representation of latest doctrine/TTPs in area of subject matter expertise.
• Provide feedback to JWC permanent staff on request for the improvement of NATO exercise processes.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 performing at the rank of OF4 or higher within a national or international Military Logistics branch.
• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 of briefing senior leaders/decision makers within a national/international logistical environment.
• Demonstrate 3 years’ employment in the last 10 as a Senior Logistics officer in an operational or strategic national or international headquarters.
• Demonstrate experience of leading logistics planning activities in a national or international headquarters.
• Demonstrate sound operational knowledge of military and civil logistical interaction within the past 5 years either as a Military Officer or as a civilian.

Education

• A University/Bachelor’s Degree or Staff College

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance

Spektrum supports apex purchasers (NATO, UN, EU, and National Government and Defence) and their Tier 1 supplier ecosystem with a wide range of specialist services. We provide our clients with professional services, specialised aerospace and defence sales, delivery, and operational subject matter expertise. We are looking for personnel to join our team and support key client projects.

Who we are supporting 

The NATO Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) is a NATO establishment focused on improving the Alliance's operational capabilities through training and exercises. Located in Stavanger, Norway, the JWC plays a critical role in preparing NATO forces for future challenges by:

• Training and Exercises
  • Conducting large-scale, joint operational-level training events, simulations, and exercises to enhance interoperability among NATO member nations.
• Doctrine Development
  • Contributing to the development and refinement of NATO doctrines and concepts by providing feedback and insights from exercises and training activities.
• Operational Support
  • Offering expert support to NATO operations, missions, and exercises, ensuring that lessons learned are integrated into future training and planning.

 The JWC supports NATO's overall strategic objectives by ensuring that its forces are well-prepared and capable of responding to various global threats and challenges.

The program 

To deliver each full exercise cycle the JWC relies heavily on an Exercise Control (EXCON) structure. EXCON staff members are drawn from several backgrounds and units including JWC staff, NATO component commands, Training Audience (TA) Headquarters, Partner Nations and other augmenters’ positions. EXCON has both direction and control functions which allow it to establish the conditions needed by the TA to achieve the exercise aim and objectives. EXCON size and structure is flexible and is shaped to the requirement of each phase of exercise delivery. When it is not possible to fill a position from military sources, the JWC has the option to source a contractor to fill a position. Not all contracted positions are required for each phase of each exercise.

Role Background

The UN representative is an important player within all NATO exercises and responsible for depicting the relevant UN missions in an exercise. It is essential the UN representative is familiar with the current UN affairs, documentation and regulations

Role Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise in all recent and scenario UN operations, to realistically represent the UN organization(s) and environment to the training audience.
• Develop a basic Concept of Operations for the involvement of the UN in the conflict, reflecting tasking for political interactions with the Training Audience. Coordinated with HICON.
• Coordination with all other relevant political representatives (e.g. affected nation politicians and senior military figures) to ensure coherent UN representation in the exercise.
• Provide realistic UN documents to the exercise.
• Act as the focal point for the training audience for all political matters relating to the UN organization(s) within the exercise.
• Understand and analyse developing training audience plans and documentation and their impacts on UN organization(s) matters.
• Monitor training audience activity and output in order to provide timely feedback to JWC Exercise Control staff to amend and adapt the exercise as required.
• Be familiar with the latest relevant UN publications.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Demonstrate 3 years’ experience in the last 10 of working in NATO or a UN organization involved in the African region at a seniorsenior level.

Education

• A University/Bachelor’s Degree or Staff College (or equivalent higher-level education/experience)

Language

• Business English

Working Location

• Stavanger, Norway
• Remote work may be requested on an ADHOC per requirement basis

Working Policy

• Each exercise support requirement is anticipated to be 5 to 15 working days per event
• On-Site, unless otherwise specified with up to 12-hour days
• If out of normal hours work is required, this will be requested on a per requirement basis

Travel

• Any associated travel costs to and from your home location to participate in the activity will be covered by Spektrum

Security Clearance

• Valid National or NATO Secret personal security clearance